The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 9 January 2026 ·Procedural: Speaker's Ruling on Motion Inclusion in Order Book

Parliamentary Procedure

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Sajith Premadasa challenged the Speaker’s ruling or reading of a memo from a third party, arguing that it violated the Constitution, people’s sovereignty, and fundamental and human rights. He sought to place this objection on record during the parliamentary proceedings.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, could I finish? I want to assert and specifically state that your Ruling, your utterance or your reading out of a memo sent by a third party is a complete and fundamental violation of the Sri Lankan Constitution, a violation of people’s sovereignty, a violation of the fundamental and human rights of the people!

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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